diff --git a/code/tests/.coveragerc b/code/tests/.coveragerc
index 6ce850179a..48f39cdf7c 100644
--- a/code/tests/.coveragerc
+++ b/code/tests/.coveragerc
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ omit =
     */setup.py
     */unit_tests/*    
     */regression_tests/*
-    ../examples/sim_funcs/helloworld.py
-#    ../examples/sim_funs/*
-    
-    
+    */examples/sim_funcs/helloworld.py
+#    */examples/sim_funcs/*
+#    */examples/gen_funcs/*    
+exclude_lines =    
+    if __name__ == .__main__.: